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Spain Papers Review - Tuesday August 31 2010
El País headlines that the United States and Japan have announced new measures to exit recession. It says that Obama has proposed ‘an attack on a grand scale’ with more initiatives, while the Bank of Japan is injecting liquidity to rescue the economy.
El Mundo notes that Barack Obama has launched another stimulus package to avoid a fall back into recession.
ABC notes that Obama is reducing taxes to the middle classes and small businesses in order to exit recession.
Público says that optimism has increased in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom.
El Mundo leads with the three-way Government in Cataluña which has imposed the need to know Catalan on university professors in the region. It says the Generalitat has gone back to a law it had tried to approve in January 2006.
El Mundo says the Prime Minister is prepared to talk about self government for the Basque region, but has ruled out substantial fiscal reform as the secret talks with the PNV Basque Nationalist Party over the State budgets get underway.
El País says Zapatero is offering improvements in the devolution of power already agreed with Patxi López, but ABC considers that Zapatero is ignoring López and promising more competences to the PNV.
La Razón considers that more self government is key for the support for the budget, while Público leads with the opening of talks with the PNV. The paper notes the Prime Minister has remembered that Aznar gave more competences to the CiU to get invested.
Público notes the Prime Minister has also confirmed the archiving of the Law of Religious Freedom.
El País reports that Telefónica wants to charge more for those who use the internet the most. The company says the current model is not viable, although on inside pages the paper shows that internet costs in Spain remain higher than the European average.
Público also highlights the Telefónica comments.
La Razón notes that parents will be paying 6.2% more this year than last to get the kids back to school.
The visit to China by the Prime Minister for Spain Day at the Expo in Shanghai makes the front pages. El Mundo has José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero taking his ‘grand achievement’ of the football World Cup – ‘One of our most recent proud moments as a country’. He posed with the cup in the Shanghai pavilion.
ABC has a photo of the massive ‘Miguelin’, the baby in the Spanish pavilion and highlights the Prime Minister’s comment that Spain is the same size. The paper has the caption – a grand future with nappies.
The baby and the Prime Minister’s comment about size is also highlighted by La Razón.
The United Nations has, according to El Mundo, published a critical report in which it advises changing its experts on Climate Change. Nobel Prize winner Pachuari has offered his resignation to the member states.
El Mundo reports Rabat has accused the 14 Spaniards who were allegedly beaten by Moroccan police of ‘provoking the anger of the people’. Rabat denies that the police hit the pro-Sahara activists who took part in an illegal demonstration.
El País says the Spanish Foreign Ministry has called on the activists to respect the laws in the Sahara, but the Ministry has also informed Morocco of its concern about the incidents.
ABC says that Rabat has responded to the Spanish criticism comparing the Sahara with the Basque Country.
La Razón headlines that Zapatero has asked Rabat for explanations about the activists but about the incidents in Melilla. It says Morocco has responded by saying it was a provocation, that the police did not hit the activists.
Público says Spain has accepted Rabat’s version of events.
Público also reports that the xenophobic policies of Sarkozy are dividing his Government.
El País has a large front page photo of US Vice President, Joe Biden, arriving in Baghdad yesterday to assist in the ceremony for the withdrawal of US troops. The paper says he is also putting pressure on the Iraqi politicians to put aside their differences and form a Government to fill the power vacuum.
El Mundo notes that firemen in Valencia have damaged Tiziano’s David and Goliath.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Cristiano Ronaldo on its masthead. The Real Madrid player is out for 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury.
El Mundo notes that Barack Obama has launched another stimulus package to avoid a fall back into recession.
ABC notes that Obama is reducing taxes to the middle classes and small businesses in order to exit recession.
Público says that optimism has increased in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom.
El Mundo leads with the three-way Government in Cataluña which has imposed the need to know Catalan on university professors in the region. It says the Generalitat has gone back to a law it had tried to approve in January 2006.
El Mundo says the Prime Minister is prepared to talk about self government for the Basque region, but has ruled out substantial fiscal reform as the secret talks with the PNV Basque Nationalist Party over the State budgets get underway.
El País says Zapatero is offering improvements in the devolution of power already agreed with Patxi López, but ABC considers that Zapatero is ignoring López and promising more competences to the PNV.
La Razón considers that more self government is key for the support for the budget, while Público leads with the opening of talks with the PNV. The paper notes the Prime Minister has remembered that Aznar gave more competences to the CiU to get invested.
Público notes the Prime Minister has also confirmed the archiving of the Law of Religious Freedom.
El País reports that Telefónica wants to charge more for those who use the internet the most. The company says the current model is not viable, although on inside pages the paper shows that internet costs in Spain remain higher than the European average.
Público also highlights the Telefónica comments.
La Razón notes that parents will be paying 6.2% more this year than last to get the kids back to school.
The visit to China by the Prime Minister for Spain Day at the Expo in Shanghai makes the front pages. El Mundo has José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero taking his ‘grand achievement’ of the football World Cup – ‘One of our most recent proud moments as a country’. He posed with the cup in the Shanghai pavilion.
ABC has a photo of the massive ‘Miguelin’, the baby in the Spanish pavilion and highlights the Prime Minister’s comment that Spain is the same size. The paper has the caption – a grand future with nappies.
The baby and the Prime Minister’s comment about size is also highlighted by La Razón.
The United Nations has, according to El Mundo, published a critical report in which it advises changing its experts on Climate Change. Nobel Prize winner Pachuari has offered his resignation to the member states.
El Mundo reports Rabat has accused the 14 Spaniards who were allegedly beaten by Moroccan police of ‘provoking the anger of the people’. Rabat denies that the police hit the pro-Sahara activists who took part in an illegal demonstration.
El País says the Spanish Foreign Ministry has called on the activists to respect the laws in the Sahara, but the Ministry has also informed Morocco of its concern about the incidents.
ABC says that Rabat has responded to the Spanish criticism comparing the Sahara with the Basque Country.
La Razón headlines that Zapatero has asked Rabat for explanations about the activists but about the incidents in Melilla. It says Morocco has responded by saying it was a provocation, that the police did not hit the activists.
Público says Spain has accepted Rabat’s version of events.
Público also reports that the xenophobic policies of Sarkozy are dividing his Government.
El País has a large front page photo of US Vice President, Joe Biden, arriving in Baghdad yesterday to assist in the ceremony for the withdrawal of US troops. The paper says he is also putting pressure on the Iraqi politicians to put aside their differences and form a Government to fill the power vacuum.
El Mundo notes that firemen in Valencia have damaged Tiziano’s David and Goliath.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Cristiano Ronaldo on its masthead. The Real Madrid player is out for 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury.
(You can find a photo for this story at Typically Spanish - Click here)